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What is the New Plastics Economy Initiative?

The New Plastics Economy is a global initiative with the ambition to build unstoppable momentum towards a circular economy for plastics.

Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the New Plastics Economy applies the principles of the circular economy and brings together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics. By uniting businesses, governments and other actors behind one common vision it aims to build a plastics system that works.

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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works in Education & Training, Business & Government, Insight & Analysis, Systemic Initiatives and Communications to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

The New Plastics Economy is an initiative to build momentum towards a plastics system that works. Applying the principles of the circular economy, it brings together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics, starting with packaging.